During the presentation of the book of the third president of RA, Serzh Sargsyan, they recalled the words of Azerbaijani President Aliyev on October 7, 2016, at the government session, that is, behind closed doors; international mediators are forcing him to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Former RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian presented a historical overview of the negotiation process: how the Madrid principles were adopted as the basis of negotiations, how Azerbaijan used up the negotiation tools over the years, bringing itself to a dead end, what statements were made by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
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“From the beginning of 2013, Baku refused to meet with the three presidents and organized aggression against Karabakh, trying to impose its approaches by force but failed again. Thus, Baku did not achieve either its military or its diplomatic goals”: This is how Edward Nalbandian presented their team’s diplomatic achievements under the leadership of Serzh Sargsyan, concluding that Aliyev’s failures were the reason for the October 7, 2016, statement about the conversation behind closed doors.
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